President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a videoconference with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. Turkey-Germany relations and regional issues were discussed in the videoconference. President Erdoğan stressed the importance he attaches to the continuation of regular contact and dialogue with Chancellor Merkel. Noting that Turkey, which continues its resolute fight against the pandemic and maintains its vaccination programme at a rapid pace, has already started a gradual and controlled normalization process, President Erdoğan stated that barrier-free and safe tourism would resume in April following positive developments. Turkey is the only country to effectively protect and assist millions of...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the funeral ceremony held at Ankara’s Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque for Lt. Gen. Osman Erbaş, Technical Sgt. Nazmi Yılmaz, Col. Şentürk Aydınyer, Cpt. Salih Sarıoğlu, Chief Master Sgt. Mehmet Demir, Master Sgt. Ömer Umulu, Cpt. Tayfun Kureş, Cpt. Gökhan Uysal, Staff Sgt. Şükrü Karadirek, Specialized Sgt. Tolga Demirci and Specialized Sgt. Hakan Gül, who were martyred in a military helicopter crash in the Tatvan district of Bitlis. Extending his condolences to the families of the martyrs, the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish people, President Erdo...
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun issued a message of condolence on his social media account for nine soldiers martyred as a result of the crash of a helicopter belonging to the Turkish Land Forces Command, taking off from Bingöl to Tatvan. Director of Communications Altun shared the following message: "The news of nine heroic soldiers who were martyred as a result of the crash of a helicopter belonging to the Turkish Land Forces Command, taking off from Bingöl to Tatvan tore our hearts out. I wish Allah's mercy upon our martyrs and quick recovery to the wounded....
At the "Press Counsellors' Consultation Meeting" held under the chairmanship of Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Türkiye's communication strategy was discussed. Press and public relations counsellors of the directorates and offices affiliated to the Presidency as well as the representatives of the ministries attended the "Press Counsellors' Consultation Meeting" held at the Presidential Complex. In his speech at the meeting, Director of Communications Altun said that press counsellors performed an important function in attributing the services and activities undertaken for the great, powerful and democratic Türkiye under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's leadership to the national...
Addressing the 14th ECO Summit, President Erdoğan said: “We should always bear in mind that it is not possible for us to render the organization effective without a strong budget. We can strengthen our economic and trade relations by eliminating the threats to our security and stability.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference the 14th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). “ONLY THROUGH STRONG SOLIDARITY AND GLOBAL COOPERATION CAN WE ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE COVID-19” Drawing attention to the grave damage the COVID-19 pandemic, which he noted has turned into a global...
Addressing AK Party’s provincial heads, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey continues to write success stories despite difficult conditions. Inshallah, we will achieve our country’s goals and realize our nation’s dreams by joining hands and hearts.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference the extended meeting of the party’s provincial heads. “WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO GUIDE OUR COUNTRY THROUGH A HISTORIC CROSSROADS” Noting that the great transformation the world was going through also scaled up their responsibilities, President Erdoğan said: “On this path we walk with the...
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that US Congressman Steve Chabot offers the kind of support that the Turkish people expect to receive more often from Washington. In his post shared on social media, Director of Communications Altun expressed that US Congressman Chabot's words reflect the Türkiye-US alliance's true nature. He stressed that Chabot offers the kind of support that the Turkish people expect to receive more often from Washington. Indicating that Chabot's words reflect the Türkiye-US alliance's true nature, Altun said, "As an important NATO ally, we protect the innocent people in Syria from the regime...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) Speaker Mustafa Şentop at the Presidential Complex.
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun announced the completion of the book set prepared to contribute to the field of translation. In his post shared on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun said, "Our set, consisting of Translator's Reference Guide in the Context of Communication and Media, Term Bank for Public Institutions in Turkey and Public Institutions Dictionary, has been completed. We believe it will make valuable contributions to the field of translation in public institutions from a holistic perspective. Our publications are available online at https://iletisim.gov.tr/turkce/yayinlarimiz."